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Author Topic: Remi Garde - Departs Aston Villa  (Read 941585 times)

Online kippaxvilla2

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2850 on: January 11, 2016, 12:01:20 AM »
If we sack Garde now it will confirm my belief that we are the new Leeda United and should be taken over by a corn magnate forthwith.

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2851 on: January 11, 2016, 12:05:58 AM »
Does anyone else find it strange that once the signal was given to Kozak to get ready to come on Richards suddenly developed a life threatening injury prior to which he didn't seem to be suffering.
No. That is a top of the pile conspiracy post.


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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2853 on: January 11, 2016, 12:11:49 AM »
Does anyone else find it strange that once the signal was given to Kozak to get ready to come on Richards suddenly developed a life threatening injury prior to which he didn't seem to be suffering.
No. That is a top of the pile conspiracy post.

It may be top of the pile but it is unexplainable, why get the player ready to come on and then Richards decides he has to come off. This is more to do with Richards than Garde though.

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2854 on: January 11, 2016, 12:12:43 AM »
Don't be led by the braindead, lazy fu*kers in the media!
Some of them reported Richards' conversation with the fans as "a confrontation", "blow up", "set to", when he actually came out to talk in a reasonable way to the fans.
The twats will distort anything/everything to create a headline...the story that follows is usually a lot of hot air over fu*k all.



Two AVFC personnel boarding a plane to NY.
Advising Obama on gun law?
Solving the Middle East crisis?
Plotting Putin's assassination?
Plotting Randolph Lerner's assassination?
Discussing the future of AVFC and their 5 year plan?
Chatting about the new shirt sponsorship deal?
Having a few beers and pretzels with the boys and seeing who can piss the highest up the wall?


The rumour-mongers usually know less than we do!
We'll see what happens when it happens.

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2855 on: January 11, 2016, 12:53:33 AM »
Or Garde is serious about cancelling a few contracts and they need Lerner to give the green light. 
Or they think we need another change and Garde is out. 
Or they are planning for inevitable relegation and the aftermath (no forget that, that would require some forethought).

Could be any of these but I'd seriously doubt even we'd be so unprepared as to be having to fly across the Atlantic to beg for transfer funds on the 11th January though.

But it's Villa kicking season in the media so whatever makes us look more incompetent makes better copy - it's not like they risk Lerner cutting the media off is it.  They've bought all this on themselves.



Yep, it's not about asking for more funds. There would be way more to it than that. The board haven't exactly covered themselves in glory, but I don't think they are just starting transfer discussions two weeks into the window. If fact last month Garde was already talking about the window and strengthening. I doubt he was only discussion that with his wife and the bloke in the mirror.

The Torygraph article mentioned above written by John Percy argues otherwise TV.

Chief executive and sporting director are heading for New York to ask for funds to strengthen the team following latest humiliation.

Here is a photo from the article, which I find quite sad.


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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2856 on: January 11, 2016, 01:25:41 AM »
Unless John Percy has been told by a club executive that they are going to NY to ask for funds it's all supposition. He doesn't know for sure, and the fact that we haven't signed anyone gives that particular angle additional validity. It's doesn't however make it any more accurate. I am sure transfer activity would be on the agenda but you don't need to go to NY for a face to face meeting with the owner to ask for money. Phone, Skype, Video conference etc etc. There's more to the meeting than just transfer funds.

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2857 on: January 11, 2016, 01:35:15 AM »
Unless John Percy has been told by a club executive that they are going to NY to ask for funds it's all supposition. He doesn't know for sure, and the fact that we haven't signed anyone gives that particular angle additional validity. It's doesn't however make it any more accurate. I am sure transfer activity would be on the agenda but you don't need to go to NY for a face to face meeting with the owner to ask for money. Phone, Skype, Video conference etc etc. There's more to the meeting than just transfer funds.

You may well be right, but I imagine Mr. Percy whose reputation and livelihood depends on his reporting, has a contact or two. 

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2858 on: January 11, 2016, 01:38:19 AM »
They are going over to sort out the details of Remi's departure.

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2859 on: January 11, 2016, 02:11:32 AM »

Here is a photo from the article, which I find quite sad.



Me as well if they were abusing him but we have no idea what those fans are saying. The camera does lie. The man could be saying "Never a penalty, we were robbed!" for example. You never know.

Anyway I really really want Remi to succeed. I just have no idea how he can now.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2860 on: January 11, 2016, 05:17:48 AM »
can you really blame people for getting irate after the last five years? If you haven't secured a win in ten games I think you would be pretty stupid to think fans are not going to vent their frustration

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2861 on: January 11, 2016, 08:04:59 AM »
Or Garde is serious about cancelling a few contracts and they need Lerner to give the green light. 
Or they think we need another change and Garde is out. 
Or they are planning for inevitable relegation and the aftermath (no forget that, that would require some forethought).

Could be any of these but I'd seriously doubt even we'd be so unprepared as to be having to fly across the Atlantic to beg for transfer funds on the 11th January though.

But it's Villa kicking season in the media so whatever makes us look more incompetent makes better copy - it's not like they risk Lerner cutting the media off is it.  They've bought all this on themselves.



Yep, it's not about asking for more funds. There would be way more to it than that. The board haven't exactly covered themselves in glory, but I don't think they are just starting transfer discussions two weeks into the window. If fact last month Garde was already talking about the window and strengthening. I doubt he was only discussion that with his wife and the bloke in the mirror.

The Torygraph article mentioned above written by John Percy argues otherwise TV.

Chief executive and sporting director are heading for New York to ask for funds to strengthen the team following latest humiliation.

Here is a photo from the article, which I find quite sad.



That doesn't look great.

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2862 on: January 11, 2016, 08:06:10 AM »
Also I can completely understand why Garde is getting frustrated at being judged on the players that were signed before he joined. He has an absolutely shocking squad to work with.

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2863 on: January 11, 2016, 08:12:16 AM »
My guess is that the meeting is to get Randy Lerner's approval to the night of the long knives Remi Garde wants to have.

It is not about bringing players in, it is about shipping them out.   Remi does not want another bomb squad, he wants a clear out and it will cost money.  If Randy prevaricates or tries to compromise on a budget clear out I think Remi Garde will tender his resignation there in New York.

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Re: Remi Garde - Officially - Welcome to Aston Villa
« Reply #2864 on: January 11, 2016, 08:17:44 AM »
My guess is that the meeting is to get Randy Lerner's approval to the night of the long knives Remi Garde wants to have.

It is not about bringing players in, it is about shipping them out.   Remi does not want another bomb squad, he wants a clear out and it will cost money.  If Randy prevaricates or tries to compromise on a budget clear out I think Remi Garde will tender his resignation there in New York.

Quite possibly and it's that sort of action that is required now.

 


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